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A Columbia Records Special Product album. Made especially for the nationwide Grants Department Store chain. The LP features 14 selections of holiday traditions by Columbia Records artists, such as Ray Coniff, Jimmie Rodgers, Patti Page, Johnny Mathis, Jimmy Dean, Simon & Garfunkel and more. Released, 1967
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The Honor Roll of Hits comprises the nation’s top tunes according to record sales and sheet sales, disk jockey and jukebox performances as determined by The Billboard’s weekly nationwide sales.
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The above Honor Roll Of Hits music chart was digitally restored by Motor City Radio Flashbacks. Featured audio remastered by MCRFB
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The traditional chorus assemblage of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Album features 15 holiday traditions including Joy To The World, O Holy Night, Away In A Manger, and other holiday (non-traditional) selections as well. Released, 1957
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The WJBK FORMULA 40 hits was compiled, tabulated and produced by Radio 1500’s Bob Martin and Rosemary McGann.
This survey was tabulated overall by each record’s popularity and its appeal, sales, listener requests and record airplays based on the judgement of WJBK Radio.
Previewed for the week of December 16, 1957
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Above WJBK music chart courtesy of Mrs. Patti Griggs and the George L. Griggs estate.
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Orchestra and Chorus arraigned by David Rose, Conductor. Twenty-six holiday traditions. Monaural LP. A MGM Hi-Fi recording. Released, 1956
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Compiled by the Music Popularity Chart Dept. of Billboard, from national retail store and one-stop sales reports, and radio airplay reports.
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Source credit: 1964 [December] Wikipedia
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Album produced by Robert Morgan. Arranged and conducted by Hugo Winterhalter, Stan Applebaum, and Ray Ellis. Stereo LP. Epic Records. Released, 1964.
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Motor City Girl Group’s latest, ‘Come See About Me’, Ascends to Top of Chart This Week
NEW YORK — Motown’s Supremes are living up to their title. The gals captured the first place position on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart with their waxing of “Come See About Me.” This is the third No. 1 record in a row for the gals and represents the first femme group to achieve this status.
To add to it all, Diana, Flo and Mary have staged a turn-about on the British by invading the No. 1 position on their charts with “Baby Love,” the first American gal group to do so. The record also registers big here, having reached the No. 8 position on Billboard’s singles listing and holding 15th place this week.
Their Motown albums have had the same response from record buyers. “Where Did Our Love Go,” formerly occupying the No. 1 position is No. 7 this week on Billboard’s LP chart with 14 weeks as a chart entry. Their most recent album release, “A Bit of Liverpool,” has reached 92 this week after only a month on the chart. Indications are that it should do as well as its predecessor.
“Baby Love,” also reached the chart pinnacle for four consecutive weeks. The Supremes have recently returned from a much-heralded tour of England and Europe. END
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Credit, information and news source: Billboard, December 19, 1964
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Produced by Allen Stanton. Orchestra and Chorus, arrangements by Percy Faith, Conductor. The best of Holiday traditions, including ‘Christmas Is . . .‘ Columbia Records. Released, 1966.
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Popular RCA Artist Found Shot Dead Inside L.A. Motel
LOS ANGELES — Sam Cooke, one of RCA Victor’s top pop artists, was shot and killed at a motel here Thursday night (December 10). It was reported that Cooke was mistaken for a prowler. He was 29 years old.
Cooke has been a steady seller since he joined the Victor label in 1960. This past year he had three single clicks and two best selling albums. Victor has a new Cooke single in the works which was being planned for release within the next few weeks.
In addition to his Victor activities, Cooke operated his own label, SAR Records, on the Coast. Surviving are his widow and two daughters.
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Credit, information and news source: Billboard, December 19, 1964
